Katherine Ryken is a third-year medical student and researcher at the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine. Her academic interests include surgical care, health and human rights, and international collaboration.
Ryken was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Bosnia-Herzegovina for the academic year of 2014-2015, to work with communities affected by conflict. Her experiences living and working in Sarajevo are described in her blog. Ryken's global health interests include the rebuilding of healthcare systems after disasters and conflict. Regionally, she is interested in the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East/North Africa.
Ryken graduated with honors from the University of Iowa with a B.S. in Microbiology and a minor in International Studies. She has conducted medical research in Infectious Disease and Surgery for over six years, maintaining academic interests in under-served populations and traveling both nationally and internationally to present her work. Ryken served as the founder and president of her medical school’s chapter of Student Physicians for Human Rights, and has held active roles in student leadership.
Ryken was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Bosnia-Herzegovina for the academic year of 2014-2015, to work with communities affected by conflict. Her experiences living and working in Sarajevo are described in her blog. Ryken's global health interests include the rebuilding of healthcare systems after disasters and conflict. Regionally, she is interested in the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East/North Africa.
Ryken graduated with honors from the University of Iowa with a B.S. in Microbiology and a minor in International Studies. She has conducted medical research in Infectious Disease and Surgery for over six years, maintaining academic interests in under-served populations and traveling both nationally and internationally to present her work. Ryken served as the founder and president of her medical school’s chapter of Student Physicians for Human Rights, and has held active roles in student leadership.
Photo: Old Town, Sarajevo. 2013.